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Main Authors: Krasheninnikov, S. I., Smirnov, R. D.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23807
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author Krasheninnikov, S. I.
Smirnov, R. D.
author_facet Krasheninnikov, S. I.
Smirnov, R. D.
contents The results of numerical simulations of the Hasegawa-Wakatani equation demonstrate that, similarly to decaying turbulence in 2D fluids, at a small electron adiabaticity parameter, the resistive-drift-wave (RDW) turbulence is dominated by the vortices. Occasionally, vortices with different signs become coupled and propagate ballistically as a dipole over a large distance, entraining plasma density. Such ballistic motion of the vortex-density clumps in radial direction provides a non-local feature of plasma transport associated with the RDW turbulence. Large magnitude of plasma parameters perturbations associated with clumps can initiate other plasma instabilities and nonlinear phenomena.
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spellingShingle Clumps in the Resistive-Drift-Wave turbulence
Krasheninnikov, S. I.
Smirnov, R. D.
Plasma Physics
The results of numerical simulations of the Hasegawa-Wakatani equation demonstrate that, similarly to decaying turbulence in 2D fluids, at a small electron adiabaticity parameter, the resistive-drift-wave (RDW) turbulence is dominated by the vortices. Occasionally, vortices with different signs become coupled and propagate ballistically as a dipole over a large distance, entraining plasma density. Such ballistic motion of the vortex-density clumps in radial direction provides a non-local feature of plasma transport associated with the RDW turbulence. Large magnitude of plasma parameters perturbations associated with clumps can initiate other plasma instabilities and nonlinear phenomena.
title Clumps in the Resistive-Drift-Wave turbulence
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23807